I live just opposite the stadium, I stand on the balcony and I'm viewing the stadium, in fact I'm sat in the front room with the missus watching dancing on ice and as I glance up I can see the stadium. That's how close I live to the thing, and I STILL didn't go. The price for myself was £15.00 + £10.00 for my pensioner father. Now if we presume I don't pay for my father (which I do for the seasoncard we've had for 21 years), that's £15.00 I currently cannot afford, and this is a boat that I share with many City fans, nay football fans accross the country.
That money that I would have spent at the ground today £15.00 for the ticket, £3.00 for the programme and again we'll presume I don't eat or drink at the ground with their extortionate prices, that's half a weeks petrol for me. Half a week. That can now go towards paying a bill or putting food on the table for my family. I sat at home and watched the game, and thouroughly enjoyed it, sat here with my father.
There are thousands of people in a similar situation where we cannot condone paying out more money on football, after the money we already do spend. So fuck off telling me or any others that cannot be arsed. The ground was empty because we still have working class fans, as soon as we win something or are in the Champions League regularly we'll have the 'day trippers' and the ground will be full most games, FA Cup or other. So until then, enjoy the fact that you (or whoever pays for you) can afford to go to the game and have the means to do so. Some of us can't be arsed spending the extra.
Cheers.
